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Revolt, She Said

By Julia Kristeva

Book information

Publisher
Semiotext(e)
Year
2002
ISBN
1584350156, 9781584350156
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2037359 bytes)
Series
Foreign Agents
Pages
139\141
DPI
400
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-09-02 18:40:07

Description

May '68 in France expressed a fundamental version of freedom: not freedom to succeed, but freedom to revolt. Political revolutions ultimately betray revolt because they cease to question themselves. Revolt, as I understand it—psychic revolt, analytic revolt, artistic revolt—refers to a permanent state of questioning, of transformations, an endless probing of appearances. In this book, Julia Kristeva extends the definition of revolt beyond politics per se. Kristeva sees revolt as a state of permanent questioning and transformation, of change that characterizes psychic life and, in the best cases, art. For her, revolt is not simply about rejection and destruction—it is a necessary process of renewal and regeneration.

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